Imagine a future where an oncologist could assess your response to multiple treatment options using a virtual simulated model of your tumor and organ systems. This is the future of cancer care — digital twins — where technology and innovation come together to pave the way for more precise and personalized treatment. 

“Digital twins hold great promise in accelerating scientific breakthroughs and transforming how we approach...

At MD Anderson, operating room lamps cast a brilliant glow on surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists and other clinical team members as they work together to treat thousands of patients each year. Now that glow has been cast wider to include data scientists and engineers. Led by Jeff Siewerdsen, Ph.D., these quantitative scientists are regularly suiting up in scrubs to experience first-hand the operating room workflows they’re trying to...